Laborers Health and Welfare Trust Fund for Northern California et al. v. Advanced Lightweight Concrete Co., Inc.
Decided February 23, 1988. John Paul Stevens delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 85-2079 · 484 U.S. 539 (1988) · Cited 314 times
Holding
The remedy provided in 515 and 502(g)(2) of ERISA is limited to contractual, "promised contributions," and does not confer jurisdiction on district courts to determine whether an employer's unilateral decision to refuse to make postcontract contributions violates the NLRA.
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How the Justices voted
Decided 8–0.
Majority · 8
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Precedents cited
Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.
- San Diego Building Trades Council v. Garmon · 359 U.S. 236 (1959)
- National Labor Relations Board v. Katz · 369 U.S. 736 (1962)
- Connell Construction Co. v. Plumbers & Steamfitters Local Union No. 100 · 421 U.S. 616 (1975)
- Kaiser Steel Corp. v. Mullins · 455 U.S. 72 (1982)
- Lewis v. Benedict Coal Corp. · 361 U.S. 459 (1960)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Litton Financial Printing Div., Litton Business Systems, Inc. v. NLRB · 501 U.S. 190 (1991)
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